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HERO ID

6891881

Reference Type

Journal Article

Title

Procedure for Examination of Water and Sediment Samples for Total Asbestos Fibre Count by Electron Microscopy

Author(s)

Thompson, MR

Year

1976

Language

English

Abstract

In 1973, a major investigation of asbestos fibers in water and sediment samples of Lake Superior began at Canada Centre for Inland Waters. A procedure for obtaining total fibers per litre of water samples was developed. This report documents that procedure, describing problems encountered and suggested solutions, and outlining the mathematical equations for determining fibers per litre. (Environment Canada)

Keywords

Water Resources Abstracts; Asbestos; Water analysis; Sediments; Electron microscopy; Lake Superior; Pollutant identification; Sampling; Equipment; SW 3010:Identification of pollutants